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Harsh Vardhan, Health Ministry officials review status of AES cases in Muz
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], June 23 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and other senior officers of health ministry reviewed the status of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases in Bihar's Muzaffarpur on Saturday.
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NHRC issues notices to Centre, states over 'deplorable health infrastructu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 20 (ANI): Taking suo moto cognizance of media reports on "deplorable public health infrastructure" in the country, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued notices to central and state governments to submit a report on the deaths due to lack of m
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Nipah virus: Rajasthan Health Ministry issues advisory to medical official
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 6 (ANI): Rajasthan has issued guidelines to all medical and health officials to prevent and control the Nipah virus infection in the state.
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NOTE India welcomes Health ministry's tobacco control initiative in school
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication India (NOTE) welcomed the instructions issued by the Union Health Ministry directing educational institutes to designate "Tobacco Monitors" from among students and staff in a bid to boost the implementation of to
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MCI extends last date for PG medical admission to May 31
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The Medical Council of India (MCI) agreed to extend the last date for admission to postgraduate medical courses from May 18 to May 31.
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Health Ministry requests MCI to extend last date for PG medical admissions
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has requested Medical Council of India (MCI) to consider extending the last date for PG medical admissions in states from May 18 to May 31 to fill up the remaining vacant seats in the academic session 2019-20.
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Ebola outbreak: Death toll breaches 1000-mark in DR Congo
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], May 4 (ANI): At least 1,008 people have lost their lives due to Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) since the outbreak of the virus in August last year, the country's health ministry confirmed.
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Ebola outbreak: Death toll breaches 650-mark in DR Congo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Apr 9 (ANI): At least 655 people have lost their lives due to Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) since the outbreak of the virus in July last year, the country's health ministry confirmed on Monday.
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West Nile Fever: Health Ministry reviews preparedness in Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mallapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, along with officials from National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reviewed the current situation, state preparedness and action taken to deal with West Nile Fever (WNF) here after a minor boy in the distri
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Health Ministry takes stock of measures for controlling West Nile Virus
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Health Ministry on Thursday stated that it is taking stock of the public health measures for controlling West Nile Virus in Kerala.
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More than 500 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Feb 10 (ANI): The death toll in Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo rose to a whopping 500, the country's health ministry said on Saturday.
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Health ministry postpones polio immunisation programme
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25: The Ministry of Health has released a statement saying that the National Immunisation Day (NID) which was scheduled for February 3 has been postponed. The rescheduled date of NID will be convened soon.
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